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March 29, 2024

Vegas Play of the Day: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

We've reset the Play of the Day with fresh bankrolls and turned it into a yearly competition. Our three sports writers have re-started with $10,000 bankrolls to continue using on odds from the South Point.

New York Rangers plus-150 at Pittsburgh Penguins: $492 to win $738

I can’t get anything going in the Play of the Day, so let’s try something all new — hockey. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are tonight, and that’s usually when I start paying closer attention to hockey.

This line immediately jumped out as inflated. The Penguins were the best team in the league down the stretch, but the playoffs are almost always a different animal.

And they require great goalie play, the one thing Pittsburgh lacks right now. Marc Andre-Fleury isn’t expected to play tonight while recovering from a concussion, the same condition backup Matt Murray is battling.

Third-stringer Jeff Zatkoff starting against Henrik Lundqvist is a pure mismatch in New York’s favor. Pittsburgh has an advantage at home, but this line should be somewhere around minus-130 instead of the minus-170 it’s laying.

I’m going with the value on the Rangers.

Current Standings (as of July 1): Brewer (44-35-2, $12,250), Bern (30-35, $7,315), Keefer (41-51-2, $6,492)

Lifetime standings: 2014-15 Champion Bern (109-109-1), Keefer (124-133-4), Brewer (113-122-4)

Case Keefer can be reached at 702-948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.

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